A man in his 30s has been hospitalised with a serious head injury following an unknown incident in Croydon.

Emergency services were called to the scene of a house fire in Epsom this afternoon after a lightning strike reportedly hit a home on a residential street.

Concerns over the spread of a new and highly transmissible strain of the Covid-19 virus first detected in India are being furthered with cases detected in a number of south west London boroughs.

Transport for London (TfL) has secured another short-term extension of its Government bailout as negotiations on a longer deal continue, the authority announced.

A pedestrian crossing has been painted in the colours of the transgender flag in Sutton Town Centre.

A charity football match featuring former legends of the game will take place at Selhurst Park on June 1, organizers have announced.

A prison governor who spends his spare time as a pacer at marathon events is taking on 11 marathons in 11 days.

Clapham cheerleaders are going for gold at a national competition.

South London councils in Sutton and Kingston have joined with flooding tech providers Aquasition to introduce an early warning system designed to help deal with future flooding in their boroughs.

TWO pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clinics are set to open in Merton this week.

An aspiring fire fighter has trekked from Tooting to Brighton to raise money for a cause close to his heart.

Petersham residents have complained after being awoken in the early hours last week by a helicopter landing on a nearby golf course.

A south London man with links to Epsom is being sought by police in connection to an ongoing investigation.

Police are re-appealing for help to locate a missing 57-year-old from Putney.

The coronavirus vaccine rollout has been extended to 36 and 37-year-olds as cases of the Indian variant have doubled in the space of one week.

A man who threatened to shoot a cashier has been sentenced to 30-months in prison for an armed robbery in Clapham.

An independent beer shop is celebrating its 16th year of trading in Twickenham by collaborating with a local brewery.

A Hampton teenager has designed an app to improve everyday life for dementia sufferers.

Wandsworth Arts Fringe is set to return with a mix of digital and live events this June.

At least 10 cases of the 'India Variant' of Covid-19 have been detected in Croydon according to new figures released by Public Health England (PHE).

A handful of changes are being considered to improve the borough’s public spaces after the pandemic.

Lib Dem Councillors in Carshalton Central have issued an apology after wrongly accusing a football club of applying for adult entertainment on-site.

A Wimbledon zookeeper is set to swim 5k by Bournemouth Pier to raise vital funds for London Zoo alongside his father.

Celebrities flocked to the opening of Chessington World of Adventures (CWOA) new Croc Drop ride this weekend as the lockdown easing saw visitors return to the park.

New data shows the London boroughs hit hardest by dog thieves.

An 18-year-old archer from Shepperton will compete with Team GB at this summer's Tokyo Olympics after a year's delay to the games saw him claim a spot in the men's team.

Charities in Wimbledon have a chance to win a share of a £25,000 prize pot to help their recovery from the coronavirus crisis.

A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed at Teddington Lock.

More than one million Covid-19 vaccinations have now been given in south west London, figures reveal.

Families of the Croydon tram crash victims are set to relive the "nightmare" as the inquest into the deaths opens today ( May 17 ).

THREE teenagers have been charged with the murder of Abdirizak Hassan.

Cash prizes are on offer for young creatives in Surrey as part of a new competition designed to celebrate biodiversity in the county.

Fourteen young people are still missing from in and around South London after being reported missing in the past six months, according to the charity Missing People.

The Metropolitan Police has welcomed seven newborn puppies in memory of a police officer killed in the line of duty in Croydon.

Police have been granted extra patrols in Croydon after being called out to "aggressive" party-goers and a knife-wielding man on the early hours of Sunday morning.

A man has been left fighting for his life after he was stabbed at a restaurant in Tooting on Friday ( May 14).

Here’s what a trip for a spot of retail therapy in England might look like from 17 May.

The changes are designed to help Royal Mail reduce its environmental impact.

Two teenagers have been charged over the murder of 24-year-old Abdirizak Hassan.

A Surrey man who ran a number of extreme right wing group chats and shared how to make explosives and firearms online has been convicted.

If the incident goes to court, the penalty could go up to a £5,000 fine, nine penalty points and even a driving ban.

Most of the recycling from public bins across Merton is being ‘set alight’ at the Beddington Incinerator.

Police have issued a dispersal order for the entire weekend after reports of hundreds of youths gathering in Richmond.

A MAN who stabbed a shopkeeper after trying to steal money from a newsagents in Colliers Wood has been jailed for 10 years.

The changes will come into effect from January 1, 2022 and will affect whether a person qualifies for state pension or not.

Ready-made Cow & Gate and Aptamil formula milk are both in short supply due to “an issue with an ingredient used to prevent foaming”.

A South Cheam man has spoken of his shock after receiving an anonymous letter from a neighbour, saying a Black Lives Matter sign in his window “didn’t reflect well on the area".

Two more people have been arrested as police continue their investigation into the fatal stabbing of 24-year-old Abdirizak Hassan in Putney.

The message came as Boris Johnson led a Downing Street press conference alongside England's chief medical officer professor Chris Whitty.

Elmbridge and Epsom and Ewell have both been named in the top five of comprehensive list charting the most and least 'prosperous' boroughs to live in across the entire UK.